Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Gide \Gide\, Guide \Guide\, n. [OF. guide, guiche.] (Anc. Armor)
   The leather strap by which the shield of a knight was slung
   across the shoulder, or across the neck and shoulder.
   --Meyrick (Ancient Armor).

Guide \Guide\, n. [OE. giae, F. guide, It. guida. See {Guide},
   v. t.]
   1. A person who leads or directs another in his way or
      course, as in a strange land; one who exhibits points of
      interest to strangers; a conductor; also, that which
      guides; a guidebook.

   2. One who, or that which, directs another in his conduct or
      course of lifo; a director; a regulator.

            He will be our guide, even unto death. --Ps. xlviii.
                                                  14.

   3. Any contrivance, especially one having a directing edge,
      surface, or channel, for giving direction to the motion of
      anything, as water, an instrument, or part of a machine,
      or for directing the hand or eye, as of an operator; as:
      (a) (Water Wheels) A blade or channel for directing the
          flow of water to the wheel buckets.
      (b) (Surgery) A grooved director for a probe or knife.
      (c) (Printing) A strip or device to direct the
          compositor's eye to the line of copy he is setting.

   4. (Mil.) A noncommissioned officer or soldier placed on the
      directiug flank of each subdivision of a column of troops,
      or at the end of a line, to mark the pivots, formations,
      marches, and alignments in tactics. --Farrow.

   {Guide bar} (Mach.), the part of a steam engine on which the
      crosshead slides, and by which the motion of the piston
      rod is kept parallel to the cylinder, being a substitute
      for the parallel motion; -- called also {guide}, and
      {slide bar}.

   {Guide block} (Steam Engine), a block attached in to the
      crosshead to work in contact with the guide bar.

   {Guide meridian}. (Surveying) See under {Meridian}.

   {Guide pile} (Engin.), a pile driven to mark a place, as a
      point to work to.

   {Guide pulley} (Mach.), a pulley for directing or changing
      the line of motion of belt; an idler. --Knight.

   {Guide rail} (Railroads), an additional rail, between the
      others, gripped by horizontal driving wheels on the
      locomotive, as a means of propulsion on steep gradients.

Guide \Guide\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Guided}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Guiding}.] [OE. guiden, gyden, F. guiaer, It. guidare; prob.
   of Teutonic origin; cf. Goth. ritan to watch over, give heed
   to, Icel. viti signal, AS. witan to know. The word prob.
   meant, to indicate, point to, and hence, to show the way. Cf.
   {Wit}, {Guy} a rope, {Gye.}]
   1. To lead or direct in a way; to conduct in a course or
      path; to pilot; as, to guide a traveler.

            I wish . . . you 'ld guide me to your sovereign's
            court.                                --Shak.

   2. To regulate and manage; to direct; to order; to
      superintend the training or education of; to instruct and
      influence intellectually or morally; to train.

            He will guide his affairs with discretion. --Ps.
                                                  cxii. 5.

            The meek will he guide in judgment.   --Ps. xxv. 9.

Source : WordNet®

guide
     v 1: direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
          [syn: {steer}, {maneuver}, {manoeuver}, {manoeuvre}, {direct},
           {point}, {head}, {channelize}, {channelise}]
     2: take somebody somewhere; "We lead him to our chief"; "can
        you take me to the main entrance?"; "He conducted us to
        the palace" [syn: {lead}, {take}, {direct}, {conduct}]
     3: be a guiding force, as with directions or advice; "The
        teacher steered the gifted students towards the more
        challenging courses" [syn: {steer}]
     4: use as a guide; "They had the lights to guide on" [syn: {guide
        on}]
     5: guide or pass over something; "He ran his eyes over her
        body"; "She ran her fingers along the carved figurine";
        "He drew her hair through his fingers" [syn: {run}, {draw},
         {pass}]

guide
     n 1: someone employed to conduct others [syn: {usher}]
     2: someone who shows the way by leading or advising
     3: something that offers basic information or instruction [syn:
         {guidebook}]
     4: a model or standard for making comparisons [syn: {template},
         {templet}]
     5: someone who can find paths through unexplored territory
        [syn: {scout}, {pathfinder}]

Source : Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing

GUIDE
     
        {Graphical User Interface} Development Environment from {Sun}.

Guide
     
        A {hypertext} system from the University of Kent (GB) and
        {OWL} for displaying on-line documentation.